- Hardcover: 32 pages
- Publisher: Groundwood; illustrated edition edition (Aug 1 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0888993986
- ISBN-13: 978-0888993984
- Product Dimensions: 29.3 x 23.6 x 1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 449 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,378,932 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 3-A retelling of a Mopan Maya myth concerning the creation of the Milky Way. The moon, Luna, is felled from the sky by a chance shot from her grandfather's blowgun. She tumbles into the sea, breaking to pieces as she falls. Lost in the dark depths of the ocean, she manages to pull herself back together with a little help from her new friends, the fish. The descriptive writing imbues both Luna and the fish with character-spunky in the case of the moon and indelibly hopeful and cheerful in the instance of the fish-and gives the story enough drama to engage young readers and listeners. The progression from sadness and despair to problem solution to the triumphant return to the sky with the fish in tow is masterfully presented and ably extended by Domi's effervescent watercolor illustrations. Layers of translucent color convey both the luminescence of the sea and the tranquility of the sky. The combination of fantasy and the familiar, of the idea of the moon as a living entity and the power of friendship, proves irresistible and gives this retelling the stature to stand beside such excellent examples of the genre as Lois Ehlert's Moon Rope (1992) and Cuckoo (1997, both Harcourt). Note: The Spanish edition of Mora's book appears on page 179.
Ann Welton, Terminal Park Elementary School, Auburn, WA
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Ann Welton, Terminal Park Elementary School, Auburn, WA
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Ages 2-5. In this retelling of a Mayan myth, the moon, Luna, falls from the sky and breaks into slivers and bits on the ocean floor. There, with the help of the friendly fish, Luna sees the color and beauty in the sea, and she finds the strength to gather the pieces, make herself whole, and return with her friends to her place in the sky. Beyond the archetype of exile and return, there's not much story, especially for young kids; but Mora's a fine poet, and her words are simple and immediate ("Where am I? Where's the sky? / Broken, sad, lost am I"). Mexican artist Domi's beautiful watercolors show the splashing rainbow colors connecting fish, sea, flowers, birds, moon, and sky. Hazel Rochman
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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One night long ago, Luna the moon hummed high in the night sky. Read the first page
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Stunning, Jan 13 2008
By Dr. Joan E. Aitken "author of Interpersonal C... - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Night The Moon Fell (Hardcover)
Myth. Young elementary picture book.Luna, the moon, shone in the sky. Her grandfather shot her with his blowgun, and she fell to the depths of the sea. The birds and everyone missed her light and asked her to come back. The fish became her friends and blew bubbles and sang to her. The fish looked for her reflection in the bits of shells and put her together again, wove themselves into a net and carried her high into the night sky.
Unique water colors, which are very colorful and inviting.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Boring and Confusing, Feb 24 2011
By A. Welch - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Night The Moon Fell (Hardcover)
My second-grader had to read this story for school. We found it confusing. We read a lot and there are not many stories that we just don't like. This was one of them though. We found it boring and did not really "get" the story. I understand that the moon fell out of the sky, put herself together with help and got back into the sky. I'm reading that this is how the Milky Way was created....because the fish went back with her. I never would have guessed that. I'm still trying to figure out who the Grandfather is and the significance of him blowing her out of the sky with his blowgun. I guess we're not deep-enough thinkers.
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